Assistant Director Highways LBHF

Position

Assistant Director Highways (LBHF
624095) – Permanent – 36 hours per week – Salary £71,763 - £95,742 per annum –

Work location:

145 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9XY
– Closing date: 30 June 2026.

Hammersmith & Fulham is looking for an outstanding senior leader to join our Place department as Assistant Director – Highways. This pivotal leadership role involves shaping and delivering highways strategy, asset management, street works, and network management across the borough. You will oversee a broad portfolio, including highways asset management, works coordination, lane rental, contract management, and major infrastructure matters such as Hammersmith Bridge.

You will play a leading role in ensuring the council’s highways services are modern, innovative, financially robust and aligned with our wider ambitions for climate resilience, place making and excellent public services.

As Assistant Director, you will provide strategic leadership across Highways and act as a principal adviser on highways and street works matters to senior officers and elected members. You will lead policy development, service transformation and operational delivery, ensuring the council is well positioned to respond to local, regional and national transport and infrastructure priorities.

We are seeking a credible and forward‑thinking leader with significant experience in highways infrastructure. You will bring strong strategic capability together with the ability to lead high‑performing teams, manage complexity and deliver results in a visible and demanding environment.

At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as a flexible working employer; all staff can request flexible working. Click here to find out more.

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Corporate Equalities Employment Policy:
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format, please contact us by email or by post to The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JU
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